Changes in Plasma Levels of N-Arachidonoyl Ethanolamine and N-Palmitoylethanolamine following Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Females with Impaired Glucose Homeostasis

Table 2

Pre- and postoperative gender differences in ECs.

Measurement	Preoperative			Postoperative
	Females	Males		Females	Males
AEA (pmol/mL)^*	0.297 (0.042)	0.147 (0.021)	<0.001	0.209 (0.049)^†	0.165 (0.033)	0.30
OEA (pmol/mL)^*	1.263 (0.125)	0.869 (0.085)	0.002	0.947 (0.232)	0.912 (0.127)	0.86
PEA (pmol/mL)^*	0.964 (0.096)	0.720 (0.054)	0.005	0.759 (0.110)^††	0.713 (0.084)	0.67
2-AG (pmol/mL)^*	5.163 (1.831)	4.019 (2.184)	0.43	5.156 (2.086)	3.249 (0.840)	0.51

^*Geometric and approx. SD shown. Log transformed.
^†, preoperative versus 6 months postoperatively.
^††, preoperative versus 6 months postoperatively.